paint-order CSS property
Baseline
2024
Newly available
Since March 2024, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The paint-order CSS property lets you control the order in which the fill and stroke (and painting markers) of text content and shapes are drawn.
Syntax
css
/* Normal */
paint-order: normal;
/* Single values */
paint-order: stroke; /* draw the stroke first, then fill and markers */
paint-order: markers; /* draw the markers first, then fill and stroke */
/* Multiple values */
paint-order: stroke fill; /* draw the stroke first, then the fill, then the markers */
paint-order: markers stroke fill; /* draw markers, then stroke, then fill */
/* Global values */
paint-order: inherit;
paint-order: initial;
paint-order: revert;
paint-order: revert-layer;
paint-order: unset;
If no value is specified, the default paint order is fill, stroke, markers.
When one value is specified, that one is painted first, followed by the other two in their default order relative to one another. When two values are specified, they will be painted in the order they are specified in, followed by the unspecified one.
Note:
In the case of this property, markers are only appropriate when drawing SVG shapes involving the use of the marker-* properties (e.g., marker-start) and <marker> element. They do not apply to HTML text, so in that case, you can only determine the order of stroke and fill.
Values
normal-
Paint the different items in normal paint order.
stroke,fill,markers-
Specify some or all of these values in the order you want them to be painted in.
Formal definition
| Initial value | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to | text elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
paint-order =
normal |
[ fill || stroke || markers ]
Examples
Reversing the paint order of stroke and fill
SVG
html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="400" height="200">
<text x="10" y="75">stroke in front</text>
<text x="10" y="150" class="stroke-behind">stroke behind</text>
</svg>
CSS
css
text {
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 50px;
font-weight: bold;
fill: black;
stroke: red;
stroke-width: 4px;
}
.stroke-behind {
paint-order: stroke fill;
}
Result
Reversing the paint order of stroke and fill using HTML
To control the fill and stroke order in HTML, you can use the -webkit-text-stroke-color and -webkit-text-stroke-width CSS properties.
HTML
html
<div>stroke in front</div>
<div class="stroke-behind">stroke behind</div>
CSS
css
div {
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 50px;
font-weight: bold;
fill: black;
padding-top: 10px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
-webkit-text-stroke-color: red;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 4px;
}
.stroke-behind {
paint-order: stroke fill;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # PaintOrderProperty |
Browser compatibility
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